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Offline BridgetW8

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Booster while pregnant
« on: September 29, 2014, 08:23:37 PM »
Could I have some advice please.  Milly is 50 days pregnant and her annual booster is due on 3rd Oct.  The vet said I should have her done to give the puppies some immunity.  My gut feeling is to wait as the booster as far as I understand has a 15 month window.
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Re: Booster while pregnant
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2014, 10:50:38 PM »
I would never give a booster to an in whelp bitch personally - it's best to avoid giving any chemicals/drugs etc during pregnancy unless strictly necessary and in this case a booster really isn't necessary. However you'll find all sorts of opinions out there on this so in the end it's your decision - vaccination companies and some vets will say it's safe, others including many breeders will disagree
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Re: Booster while pregnant
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2014, 12:00:36 AM »
Also you don't have to give on exactly the right date anyway as there are often quite a few months before its invalid - ring your vet practice up and ask how long (my own practice is really helpful re this sort of thing and it depends on what you use)
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Re: Booster while pregnant
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2014, 02:01:20 AM »
I would not get any of my girls it while they were pregnant.

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Re: Booster while pregnant
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2014, 10:31:05 AM »
Many thanks for your comments my gut feeling is to leave it.  Her boosters are done regularly as are my other two so shouldn't be a problem to wait.